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100 Lei for the Ministry’s Image
At least 100 lei is the unofficial tax paid for the technical testing of a car. In order to have all the papers for one more year, the driver is forced to pull out of his pocket different amounts of money, even…
04 November 2008
The Theory of Corruption
Public millions : 666 incidents of waste = 9 criminal cases According to the 2007 Court of Accounts' report, a number of state institutions and local administrations out of the ones subjected to controls have…
04 November 2008
The Year of the Youth: an “Electoral Charity”
Due to a lack of financial resources available for Moldova's 'Youth Year' project, the Ministry of Education and Youth has transferred funds from its Youth Department to the YY scheme, thus…
04 November 2008
A More ‘Optimistic’ Report
On July 29 the National Committee on Preventing Human Trafficking made a presentation on the measures taken after a US State Department report on the issue was released, in which Moldova received an unsatisfact…
03 November 2008
Bad Luck Lines
The Supreme Court 22-22-69 No helpline and no professionals I dialled the number, a man’s voice answered. He said it was not the helpline, but I could tell him my problem. I found out that ever since the Suprem…
03 November 2008
Writing a Letter to the Government: a Case Study
30 minutes for writing a letter that will never reach them If you are on the government’s website, you will easily find a couple of pieces of advice for writing a letter: &nbs…
03 November 2008
Maltreatment at the Hotel Chişinău
On July 4, two days after the article “Whom Does Chişinău Belong To?” in Ziarul de Gardă, the owner of the hotel, Alexandru Mahnatchin, attacked the manager of the restaurant, Iulia Culeasov, in front of severa…
03 November 2008
The ‘Moldovan Villages’ Program: Billions of Uncontrolled Lei
In March 2005, at President Voronin's behest, the nationwide program 'Moldovan Villages' was launched, aimed at improving Moldovan villagers' living standards by 2015. Three years after the scheme was launched,…
03 November 2008
REPORTAGE
